. This was followed by a succession of scholars, most notably

: Known as Vyakyanachakravarti (the Emperor of Commentators), he is the only scholar to have written comprehensive commentaries for all 4,000 verses of the Divya Prabandham. Manavala Mamunigal

The Vyakyanam (philosophical and linguistic commentaries) is what bridged the gap between the lyrical devotion of the Alvars and the structured philosophy of .

Nalayira Divya Prabandham Vyakyanam, Periyavachan Pillai, Nampillai Eedu, Manavala Mamunigal, Thennacharya, Dravida Veda, Sri Vaishnava commentaries, Tiruvaymozhi interpretation.

In the 13th century, within the sacred town of , lived a great scholar named . He was renowned for his lectures on the Nalayira Divya Prabandham